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Noun [English]

Forms: garbage collectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} garbage collector (plural garbage collectors)
  1. (US, Canada) A worker who removes refuse. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms (worker who removes refuse): bin man [UK] Translations (worker): جَامِع الْمُخَلَّفَات (jāmiʕ al-muḵallafāt) (Arabic), جَامِعَة الْمُخَلَّفَات (alt: jāmiʕa(t) al-muḵallafāt) [feminine] (Arabic), ܟܲܢܵܫܵܐ ܕܙܸܒܠܵܐ (kanāšā d-ziblā) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), ܟܲܢܵܫܬܵܐ ܕܙܸܒܠܵܐ (kanāštā d-ziblā) [feminine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), смяця́р (smjacjár) [masculine] (Belarusian), смяця́рка (smjacjárka) [feminine] (Belarusian), basurero (Bikol Central), боклукчи́я (boklukčíja) [masculine] (Bulgarian), боклукчи́йка (boklukčíjka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), escombriaire [masculine] (Catalan), popelář [masculine] (Czech), popelářka [feminine] (Czech), roskakuski (Finnish), éboueur [masculine] (French), éboueuse [feminine] (French), Müllmann (english: normal) [masculine] (German), Müllwerker [bureaucratese, masculine] [officialese, government] (German), Müllfrau [feminine] (German), Müllwerkerin [feminine] (German), σκουπιδιάρης (skoupidiáris) [masculine] (Greek), kukás (Hungarian), ruslakarl [masculine] (Icelandic), sorphreinsunarmaður [masculine] (Icelandic), öskukarl [masculine] (Icelandic), netturbino [masculine] (Italian), spazzino [masculine] (Italian), operatore ecologico [masculine] (Italian), ѓубретар (ǵubretar) [masculine] (Macedonian), ѓубретарка (ǵubretarka) [feminine] (Macedonian), śmieciarz [masculine] (Polish), śmieciarka [feminine] (Polish), lixeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), lixeira [feminine] (Portuguese), gunoier [masculine] (Romanian), gunoieră [feminine] (Romanian), му́сорщик (músorščik) [masculine] (Russian), му́сорщица (músorščica) (english: woman) [feminine] (Russian), smetiar [masculine] (Slovak), smetiarka [feminine] (Slovak), basurero [masculine] (Spanish), basurera [feminine] (Spanish), sophämtare [common-gender] (Swedish), sopgubbe (english: garbage man) [common-gender] (Swedish), çöpçü (Turkish), сміття́р (smittjár) [masculine] (Ukrainian), сміття́рка (smittjárka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-garbage_collector-en-noun-tFmCZHWm Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'worker who removes refuse': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'worker': 100 0
  2. (programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use. Categories (topical): Programming, Occupations, People Hypernyms: collector, person Hyponyms: dustwoman Related terms: garbage collect, garbage collection Translations (program): roskienkeräin (Finnish), roskienkerääjä (Finnish), ramasse-miettes [masculine] (French), glaneur de cellules [masculine] (French), récupérateur de mémoire [masculine] (French), Garbage Collector [masculine] (German), συλλέκτης απορριμάτων (sylléktis aporrimáton) [masculine] (Greek), ruslasafnari [masculine] (Icelandic), ruslsafnari [masculine] (Icelandic), ruslsópari [masculine] (Icelandic), coletor de lixo (Portuguese), сбо́рщик му́сора (sbórščik músora) [masculine] (Russian), recolector de basura [masculine] (Spanish), skräpsamlare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-garbage_collector-en-noun-0DrpFdWk Disambiguation of Occupations: 33 67 Disambiguation of People: 40 60 Categories (other): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 59 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Synonyms: GC, dustman [UK], garbage man [Canada, US], garbo [Australia], refuse collector [UK], sanitation engineer [Canada, US], trashman [Canada, US], Kabaadi [India], garbage-collector, binman, garbage collector, garbageman, trash man Disambiguation of 'program': 0 100

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      "sense": "worker",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "worker",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "worker",
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      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "worker",
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      ],
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "smetiarka"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "basurera"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "sophämtare"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "english": "garbage man",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "worker",
      "word": "çöpçü"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smittjár",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "сміття́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smittjárka",
      "sense": "worker",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сміття́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "program",
      "word": "roskienkeräin"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "program",
      "word": "roskienkerääjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ramasse-miettes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "glaneur de cellules"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "récupérateur de mémoire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Garbage Collector"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sylléktis aporrimáton",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "συλλέκτης απορριμάτων"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ruslasafnari"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "program",
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      "word": "ruslsafnari"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ruslsópari"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "program",
      "word": "coletor de lixo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sbórščik músora",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сбо́рщик му́сора"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recolector de basura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "program",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "skräpsamlare"
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}

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